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Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
77 words
- Heat and humidity make factory work dangerous and hard.
- The study is led by the University of Sydney team.
- It was published in The Lancet Planetary Health.
- Millions work in Bangladesh garment factories every day.
- About 60 per cent of workers are women.
- Indoor temperatures often go above 35 degrees Celsius.
- Fans and drinking water can partly recover lost productivity.
- A reflective roof reduced indoor temperature by 2.5 degrees Celsius.
- Workers report headaches, poor concentration and drowsiness.
Difficult words
- worker — A person who does a job.workers
- heat — A high temperature.
- stress — Mental or physical pressure.
- factory — A building where goods are made.factories
- suggest — To give an idea or plan.
- water — A clear liquid we drink.
- solution — A way to solve a problem.solutions
- change — To make something different.changes
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Discussion questions
- What do you think about the working conditions of garment workers?
- How do you feel about the use of fans in factories?
- Why is it important for workers to stay cool?
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